Higher-end homes don't move the way everything else does. The buyer pool is smaller, the pricing is less obvious, and the details — a private lakefront, a custom build, an estate lot in Bloomfield Hills — don't fit neatly into a comparable-sales spreadsheet. Vincent A. Colbert has spent 28 years in Michigan real estate learning how these sales actually come together, and he handles them himself from the first phone call through the closing table.
Higher-End Homes, Handled Personally
There's no team here, and that's deliberate. When you list a luxury property with Vincent, Vincent is the one who walks the house, prices it, fields the calls, reads the offers and tells you honestly what he thinks. You won't be handed off to a coordinator or an assistant halfway through. For sellers at the top of the market — where a single conversation with the right buyer's agent can change the outcome — that continuity matters more than a big roster.
Buyers get the same arrangement. Vincent listens first, learns what you're actually after, and then does the legwork: pulling what's available, flagging what's overpriced, and negotiating hard once you've found the one. He's a licensed Michigan Realtor and a member of the Grosse Pointe Board of Realtors, working through Fortuna Realty LLC.
Vincent Colbert is highly professional. As a client, I appreciate that he keeps you informed through every step of the process. He's a strong advocate. Using his excellent negotiating skills...
Clients rate the business 4.9 out of 5 from 7 reviews. The themes repeat: he communicates, and he advocates.
Buying, Selling and Valuing Property in Southeast Michigan
Luxury work sits inside a broader practice. Whatever brings you in, these are the services Vincent offers:
- Buyers Guide — a step-by-step guide for residential and commercial buyers
- Sellers Guide — a step-by-step guide for residential and commercial sellers
- Property Valuation — find out what your property is worth in today's market, with straightforward advice from an agent who knows Southeast Michigan
- Listings — available properties
- Residential real estate — single-family homes, condos and higher-end properties
- Commercial real estate — representation on commercial purchases and sales
- Investment properties — rentals, holds and value-add opportunities
- Buyer's agent — representation on the buying side, start to finish
- Seller's agent — listing, pricing, marketing and negotiation
If you're weighing whether to sell, the valuation is the natural first step. It's complimentary, and it's an honest number rather than a flattering one — which is the only kind that's useful when you're making a decision this size.
Where Vincent Works
The practice is centered on West Bloomfield Township and reaches across Oakland, Wayne, Macomb and Livingston counties. Some of the communities served most often:
- West Bloomfield
- Bloomfield Hills
- Birmingham
- Franklin
- Troy
- Novi
- Northville
- Farmington
- Walled Lake
- Commerce Township
- Royal Oak
- Rochester
All service areas are listed elsewhere on the site — the full map runs from Detroit and Grosse Pointe out to Ann Arbor, Brighton, Clarkston and Sterling Heights. If your town isn't on the short list above, it's worth asking.
Start With a Conversation
Most luxury transactions begin long before anyone lists anything — a question about timing, a question about what a renovation did or didn't add to value, a question about whether a particular street is holding its price. Those conversations are free and there's no pressure attached to them.
Send a note and Vincent will get back to you directly, usually within one business day. No call center, no assistant, no drip campaign.
Vincent A. Colbert, REALTOR® — Fortuna Realty LLC
43313 Woodward Ave, Suite 1279, Bloomfield Township, MI 48302
Phone: (248) 270-8893
Email: vcolbertrealtor@gmail.com
Hours: Monday–Friday 8:00am–6:00pm; Saturday 12:00pm–5:00pm; closed Sunday